| Deposit ID | 10068563 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001685 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Greasy Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Jenkins Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.04984, 35.86676 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mitchell(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Little Switzerland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Asheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nolichucky(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Mitchell |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -82.04984, 35.86676 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1.68M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W001685 |
1. WILLIAMS, LLOYD, 1964, TITANIUM DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. CONSERV. AND DEVELOP., DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES INF. CIRC. 19, 51 P.
NITZE, H. B. C., 1893, IRON ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1, P. 180-181.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE REPORTED TO CONTAIN 4.96% TIO2 AND 54.48% IRON. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1972 | Cooper, Margaret | U.S. Geological Survey |
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